Popular All American Future Wager Returns In July at Nationwide Outlets

RUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico (June 17, 2011) – The All American Future Wager returns in July at Ruidoso Downs after a very successful inaugural offering last summer.

“We are very pleased to again offer our customers the All American Future Wager,” said Ruidoso Downs general manager Jean Stoddard. “It was an amazing success last summer and it promises to be even better this year. The fans really went for it. It’s fun.”

From July 15-23 at Ruidoso Downs and wagering outlets throughout the country, horse players will be able to select their choice as the winner of the Grade 1, $2,400,000 All American Futurity on Labor Day at Ruidoso Downs.

The purse is an all-time record for quarter horse racing and the winner’s share of $1,200,000 is also a record for American Quarter Horse racing.

This is nine-day wagering period is increased from last year when the All American Future Wager was offered for four days.

Fans should check with their local track or wagering outlet about availability of the All American Future Wager and it will be featured on national wagering outlets, such as TVG.

Players will be able to choose from among 23 individual betting interests – the top-ranked 2-year-old quarter horses in the nation ‑ and a field bet consisting of all other horses.

The field wager was the winning wager last year. Future wagers provide the prospects for large payoffs. The All American Future Wager is fashioned after the Kentucky Derby Future Wager and this year’s Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom paid $64.40 for a $2 wager.

In last year’s All American Future Wager, every fan who had made a bet on the field was guaranteed to be a winner before the All American Futurity was run. That was because the entire All American Futurity field was comprised of horses who were included in the field bet. The All American Future Wager paid $11 for a $2 bet.

Information of the All American Future Wager will be available at AAFutureWager.com. That information will include updates on the top All American Futurity prospects, including a weekly update of the AQHA/Horseplayernow.com national poll.